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4 results for UPSURGE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Mon Feb 9, 2015	39D	Rapid increase	Lynn Lempel
Fri Apr 19, 2002	39D	Jump	Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sat Mar 1, 1997	37D	Rise	Jim Page
Thu Jun 20, 1996	56A	Sudden swell	C. Millhauser

1 result for UPSURGE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Apr 2, 2000	Panda	16A	Enhances impulse? Swell!	Mel Taub

2 results for UPSURGE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Feb 22, 1972	43D	Rapid rise	Unknown	Weng
Fri Sep 14, 1951	37A	An upward billowing.	Unknown	Farrar

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